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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/385",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-trafficking-and-exploitation-scotland-act-2015-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law\nMade 22nd November 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 24th November 2016\nComing into force 17th December 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) and (4) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2015 asp 12."
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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